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President Cyril Ramaphosa ordered the Minister of Defense and Military Veterans Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula to provide him, within 48 hours, with a detailed report on the circumstances that led her to share a flight to Zimbabwe with a high-ranking ANC delegation. .
A presidential statement issued late Friday said Ramaphosa had noted the public discussion that was generated about the flight to Harare by Mapisa-Nqakula, who had permission to travel to Zimbabwe to meet with his counterpart to discuss matters related to the defense in the region after a meeting. recent summit of Sadc.
“In the interest of good governance and the prudent and ethical use of state assets, the president ordered the minister to deliver a report within 48 hours that will expose the circumstances regarding the flight and the passenger list,” the statement read .
He said Ramaphosa welcomed the interest shown by South Africans in this matter as an indication of the nation’s vigilance against allegations of improper deployment of public resources.
Opposition parties have accused the ANC of abusing public resources for the party’s business after an ANC delegation sent to meet with Zimbabwe’s ruling Zanu-PF used a military plane for the trip.
Freedom Front Plus leader Pieter Groenewald accused the ANC delegation of not only violating lockdown regulations, but also misusing taxpayer money by traveling on the army’s Falcon 900 plane.
